And that argues for greater City Council oversight, not less. In the name of reform, however, the City Council proposes to have the DWP Board of Commissioners set water and power prices and abdicate its oversight role. If the Los Angeles City Council approves a measure on Friday, city voters will be asked to transfer oversight of the Department of Water and Power from the council to the DWP Board of Commissioners and let the agency hire from outside the Civil Service system. Civil Service hiring has been criticized as cumbersome, and DWP officials have blamed slow hiring for their customer complaints. The city of Los Angeles is a single employer and the DWP just one of its many departments.

Source: Los Angeles Times June 02, 2016 12:00 UTC